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Grading and Research Awards

Final grades for the Epidemiology Course will be Honors (90% and 90th percentile), Satisfactory (60-89%), or Unsatisfactory (<60%). The Epidemiology Course grade is comprised of the Research Paper (70%), Presentation (20%), and Homework (10%). Final Research Papers that are viewed as "Unsatisfactory" will be returned for revision until a "Satisfactory" grade is achieved. Please see Research Paper and Presentation sections below for areas to address.

Also, your Epidemilogy Course grade percentage accounts for 25% of your Family Medicine Clerkship grade (Please see below and the FM Clerkship manual).

EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE COMPONENTS:
Research Paper-70% of final grade
The following scale rating of your field research project is meant as an overview of the strengths and nonstrengths of the project. For specific recommendations for publication/presentation, please contact the Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine.

The following criteria will be used:

 
  Low - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -High
Definition of Problem and Development of Hypothesis 1       2      3       4      5       6       7      8      9     10
Literature Review (currency, breadth,  and depth) 1       2      3       4      5       6       7      8      9     10
Adequacy of Methods- including data collection and Selection/Use of Research Tools 2       4      6       8      10     12    14    16    18   20
Analysis of Data- Adequacy of Reported Results (including adequacy of tables/figures) 2       4      6       8      10     12    14    16    18   20
Adequacy of Conclusions with Respect to Data  2       4      6       8      10     12    14    16    18   20
Limitations/Recommendations for Future Study  1       2      3       4      5       6       7      8      9     10
General Organization, Format, & Writing Skills 1       2      3       4      5       6       7      8      9     10

Presentation-20% of final grade
Areas to address in the presentation include:

  Poor - Fair- Satisfactory- Good-Excellent
Title and introduction adequately described problem/topic 1             2             3              4                5
Adequacy and suitability of methods 1             2             3              4                5
Adequacy and suitability of data analysis/reported results 1             2             3              4                5
Clarity of graphs and/or tables 1             2             3              4                5
Adequacy of conclusions drawn data with respect data 1             2             3              4                5    
Overall quality of presentation-Clear, concise organization; easy to follow 1             2             3              4                5

 

Homework-10% of final grade
As assigned during the Epidemiology Course Lectures

Awards
The Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Committee has several awards, totaling over $5,000, for outstanding research projects. These awards are assigned by the Department of Family Medicine Research Committee after extensive review of submitted projects.


 
 
 
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